Sightings - Welney
Today's Highlights
Mute swan + cygnets Whooper swan + cygnets Wigeon Pintail Mallard Gadwall Teal Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Avocet + chicks Lapwing Greenshank Redshank Little ringed plover Grey heron Black-headed gull Common tern Tree sp
18 June 2018
Today's Highlights
Kestrel Marsh harrier Mute swan + cygnets Whooper swan + cygnets Greylag geese Mallard Wigeon Gadwall Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Pintail Cranes(2 flew over Reedbed hide) Cormorant Grey heron Little egret Redshank Oystercatcher Moorhen Avocet Coot Lapwi
17 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan + 7 cygnets Whooper swan Greylag Canada goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Bittern (heard booming) Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Green sandpiper (N
16 June 2018
Today's Highlights
Mute swan + 7 cygnets Whooper swan + 2 cygnets Greylag geese Great white egret- Main Obs Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwits Avocet + chicks-Nelson/Lyle hide Oystercatcher Greenshank Redshank Moorhen Lapwing Coot Little ringed plover-2 Shelduck +
15 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Gadwall Mallard Teal Wigeon Coot Moorhen Cormorant Redshank Black tailed godwit Avocet Snipe Lapwing Common tern Black headed gull Swallow House martin Starling Blackbird Pied wagtail Tree sparr
14 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan + 7 cygnets Whooper swan + 2 cygnets Shelduck + 8 chicks Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Cranes Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Little ringed plover Lapwing Comm
13 June 2018
Sightings for Tuesday 12th June
Overcast, mild and dry day here at WWT Welney today, all hides are open but Summer walk is closed. Sighting today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Gadwall Garganey Mallard Shelduck Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Little egret Cormorant Coot Moorhen Avocet Bl
12 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan + cygnets Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey (main observatory) Wigeon Tufted duck Teal Coot Moorhen Grey heron Bittern (heard booming) Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Little ringed plover L
11 June 2018
Today's Highlights
Snipe-drumming Redshank Avocet Coot Moorhen Little ringed plover Oystercatcher Shoveler Tufted duck Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey Teal Wigeon Shelduck Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Grey heron Little egret Bittern-booming Swallow House martin Tre
10 June 2018
Today's Highlights
Green sandpiper Moorhen and chicks Coot Lapwing Redshank Avocet Bittern (booming at Main Obs) Cranes-2 ad + juv on Lady Fen Grey heron Cormorant Little grebe Black headed gull and chicks Common tern Lesser black-backed gull Mute swan Whooper swan and cygn
9 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan +7 cygnets (Lady Fen) Whooper +2 cygnets (main observatory) Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey (main observatory) Wigeon Teal Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Bittern (heard booming) Little egret Oyster
8 June 2018
Sightings for Thursday 7th June
Dry and warm here at Welney today, all hides are open but Summer walk remains closed. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Gadwall Garganey Mallard Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Cormorant Grey heron Little egret Coot Moorhen Avocet B
7 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan (+ 7 cygnets, Lady fen) Whooper swan (+ 2 cygnets, main observatory) Greylag Egyptian goose Shelduck (+ 8 chicks, Friends hide) Shoveler Mallard Pintail Garganey (x2, main observatory) Gadwall Pochard Red-crested pochard (main observatory) Tufte
6 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan (+ 7 cygnets) Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Bittern (heard booming, seen flying, Nelson-Lyle hide) Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Lapwing Common te
5 June 2018
Today's Highlights
Marsh harrier Mute swan Whooper swan Shelduck + 8 ducklings Shoveler + ducklings Mallard + 9 ducklings Garganey-male at Friends hide Tufted duck Wigeon Great white egret Little egret Bittern-booming at Friends hide Ruff-male in breeding plumage Lapwing Mo
4 June 2018